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VAT cut confirmed as Chancellor borrows out of the crisis
Alistair Darling has confirmed a temporary VAT reduction to the EU limit of 15% in an eventful pre-Budget report, which predicted a massive rise in government borrowing and a reduction of the UK's...
CEM Group cuts waste with Screen platesetter
Fabric and wallpaper swatch printer CEM Group has invested in a Screen 4300S Platerite platesetter in a bid to cut waste costs.
WM Print upgrades sheetfed machinery with Roland 700
Commercial printer WM Print has updated its sheetfed division with a new six-colour Roland 700 B1-format press.
Lloyds investors back HBOS takeover
Lloyds TSB investors have voted in favour of its proposed takeover of HBOS at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM), in a deal that would "inevitably" lead to a consolidation of the banks' print...
Unite slams Trinity's freeze on staff pay rises
Unite has reacted angrily to plans by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror to freeze pay increases for its staff in 2009.
Robinson: I quit UK print
The former print director currently embroiled in a dispute with an administrator over the directorship of ABR Litho has said he intends to leave the UK print industry for good.
BBC Trust scraps plans for multi-million pound local video service
Publishers of regional newspapers are jubilant today after the BBC Trust found against the BBC's plans to roll out a multi-million pound network of regional video news, sport and weather services.
PHMedia bags pre-media company of the year award at last ever MetalFX awards
Pre-media specialist PHMedia has scooped the MetalFX Prepress Company of the Year award for the second year running.
Keprintt adopts CTP in 40,000 move
Commercial printer Keprintt has invested around 40,000 in a move from film to CTP with the installation of a Heidelberg Prosetter 74 and a Maya 62 processor.
Former owners buy Goodman Baylis assets
Goodman Baylis' assets have been sold for an undisclosed sum to former owners Clive Parkes and Roger Muir, after administrator Harris Lipman was unable to sell the business as a going concern.
WasteCare claims recruitment drive will benefit printers
WasteCare Group has said that the print industry will be able to benefit from a recent jump its company's numbers.
First 4 Print celebrates Children in Need funds
Blackburn-based First 4 Print Finishing has donated more than 2,000 to Children in Need following a recent fundraising drive.
Roland DG joins forces with Prism to boost training
Roland DG has teamed up with specialist imaging group Prism in order to improve its digital and large-format print training.
Finishing specialists merge to offer faster turnaround
Leicestershire-based finishing companies Foil Ribbon & Impact Printing (FRIP) and Laminating and Varnishing Company (LVC) have brought their services under one roof and completed a move to a new...